Is the story of dora rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of the rare family. As a child in an isolated village in nova scotia, she is drawn to miss babineau, an outspoken acadian midwife with a gift f...Is the story of dora rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of the rare family. As a child in an isolated village in nova scotia, she is drawn to miss babineau, an outspoken acadian midwife with a gift for healing and a kitchen filled with herbs and folk remedies.